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Bruno-Galarraga M, Fernandez J, Cattaneo L, Bo G, Gibbons A, Cueto M. 240 Superovulatory response and embryo production using a bioactive recombinant equine chorionic gonadotrophin in goats. Reprod Fertil Dev 2022. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv35n2ab240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Gibbons A, Hoare T, Kirrane K, Kennedy H, Davoren M. Sedentary Behaviour in the Secure Forensic Hospital Setting: A Study from Dundrum Hospital Ireland. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9566155 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction
Secure forensic mental health services offer care and treatment to mentally disordered offenders, with high rates of schizophrenia and major mental illness in these groups. Much of the excess morbidity and mortality seen among patients with schizophrenia is due to cardiovascular disease and obesity. Sedentary behaviour is associated with negative symptoms of schizophrenia and obesity. Objectives The aim of this study was to ascertain the level of sedentary behaviour among inpatients in a secure forensic psychiatric hospital, Dundrum, Ireland, using a structured self-report measure of sedentary behaviours, the SIT-Q
tool. Methods A cross sectional study of self-reported sedentary behaviour was completed amongst the secure forensic inpatient population of Dundrum Hospital (N=94). Demographic details, details pertaining to diagnoses, ward level of dependency and length of stay were collated. Results The majority of patients in the sample were male (89%) and the most common diagnosis was schizophrenia (71.7%). Mean age was 44.7 years (SD 11.42). 58.2% met criteria for obesity. We found high rates of self-reported sedentary behaviour across all wards of the service, with significantly high rates of sedentary behaviour being associated with screen time use in the hospital, including both personal screen time and therapeutic sessions based on screen time. Conclusions
Sedentary behaviour among in-patients in secure forensic hospitals is a significant issue. Measuring sedentary behaviour in a systematic manner is possible and identifies a potentially modifiable target to reduce co-morbidity and pre-mature mortality independent of other risk factors in this vulnerable patient group. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Tong K, Gibbons A, Byrne O, Conlon T, Kennedy H, Davoren M. Zero violence or zero seclusion. Which is more acceptable in our hospitals? Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9568153 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction There is an established association between serious mental illness and violence. Secure forensic psychiatric services provide care and treatment to mentally disordered offenders. The majority of patients in forensic services suffer from severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, with co-morbid polysubstance abuse and maladaptive personality traits. Psychiatric services are under significant pressure to reduce the use of seclusion and restrictive practices, whilst mandated to provide safe environments for patients and staff. Objectives To determine the number and characteristics of violent incidents in a secure forensic hospital in Ireland. Methods A retrospective review of all incidents in Central Mental Hospital, Ireland between 1st March 2019 and 31st August 2021 was completed. Incidents were categorised into physical assaults and other violent incidents. Demographic measures and measures of violence risk (HCR-20), functioning (GAF), programme completion and recovery (DUNDRUM tool) were collated. Results A total of 321 incidents took place during the period examined, of which 47 (14.6%) involved physical assaults perpetrated by patients. Between March 2020 and August 2021, numbers of assaults increased by 50% and 78% compared to the preceding six-month period respectively. The majority of assaults were committed by a relatively small group of patients. Victims of assaults were more likely to be patients (n=27, 57.4%) and more likely to be males (n=43, 91.9%). Conclusions Physical assaults and other violent incidents happen in forensic and general psychiatric units. Restrictive practices, used in accordance with the law, are necessary at times to prevent serious harm to patients and staff in psychiatric hospitals. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Nakamura JP, Schroeder A, Gibbons A, Sundram S, Hill RA. Timing of maternal immune activation and sex influence schizophrenia-relevant cognitive constructs and neuregulin and GABAergic pathways. Brain Behav Immun 2022; 100:70-82. [PMID: 34808289 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Maternal immune activation (MIA) during pregnancy is an established environmental risk factor for schizophrenia. Timing of immune activation exposure as well as sex of the exposed offspring are critical factors in defining the effects of MIA. However, the specificity of MIA on the component structure of schizophrenia, especially cognition, has been difficult to assess due to a lack of translational validity of maze-like testing paradigms. We aimed to assess cognitive domains relevant to schizophrenia using highly translational touchscreen-based tasks in male and female mice exposed to the viral mimetic, poly(I:C) (5 mg/k, i.p.), during early (gestational day (GD) 9-11) and late (GD13-15) gestational time points. Gene expression of schizophrenia candidate pathways were assessed in fetal brain immediately following poly(I:C) exposure and in adulthood to identify its influence on neurodevelopmental processes. Sex and window specific alterations in cognitive performance were found with the early window of MIA exposure causing female-specific disruptions to working memory and reduced perseverative behaviour, while late MIA exposure caused male-specific changes to working memory and deficits in reversal learning. GABAergic specification marker, Nkx2.1 gene expression was reduced in fetal brains and reelin expression was reduced in adult hippocampus of both early and late poly(I:C) exposed mice. Neuregulin and EGF signalling were initially upregulated in the fetal brain, but were reduced in the adult hippocampus, with male mice exposed in the late window showing reduced Nrg3 expression. Serine racemase was reduced in both fetal and adult brain, but again, adult reductions were specific to male mice exposed at the late time point. Overall, we show that cognitive constructs relevant to schizophrenia are altered by in utero exposure to maternal immune activation, but are highly dependent on the timing of infection and the sex of the offspring. Glutamatergic and epidermal growth factor pathways were similarly altered by MIA in a timing and sex dependent manner, while MIA-induced GABAergic deficits were independent of timing or sex.
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- J P Nakamura
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia; Mental Health Program, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia.
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Bruno-Galarraga M, Fernandez J, Cueto M, Cattaneo L, Prieto C, Antuña S, Tardivo B, Fontana D, Bó G, Gibbons A. 165 Superovulatory response and embryo production using a bioactive recombinant equine chorionic gonadotrophin in sheep. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 34:320-321. [PMID: 35231374 DOI: 10.1071/rdv34n2ab165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- M Bruno-Galarraga
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA EEA Bariloche-IFAB INTA-CONICET), Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA EEA Bariloche-IFAB INTA-CONICET), Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA EEA Bariloche-IFAB INTA-CONICET), Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Biotecnofe S.A., Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Villa Maria (UNVM), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA EEA Bariloche-IFAB INTA-CONICET), Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
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Fernandez J, Bruno-Galarraga M, Cattaneo L, Prieto C, Antuña S, Tardivo B, Fontana D, Bó G, Gibbons A, Cueto M. 30 Comparison of two vitrification processes on survival rates of ovine embryos. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 34:249-250. [PMID: 35231283 DOI: 10.1071/rdv34n2ab30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- J Fernandez
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA EEA Bariloche-IFAB-INTA-CONICET), Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA EEA Bariloche-IFAB-INTA-CONICET), Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fé, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fé, Argentina
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- Biotecnofe S.A, El Pozo, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Biotecnofe S.A, El Pozo, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fé, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Villa María (UNVM), Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA EEA Bariloche-IFAB-INTA-CONICET), Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA EEA Bariloche-IFAB-INTA-CONICET), Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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Hill RA, Kouremenos K, Tull D, Maggi A, Schroeder A, Gibbons A, Kulkarni J, Sundram S, Du X. Bazedoxifene - a promising brain active SERM that crosses the blood brain barrier and enhances spatial memory. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2020; 121:104830. [PMID: 32858306 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Over 20 years of accumulated evidence has shown that the major female sex hormone 17β-estradiol can enhance cognitive functioning. However, the utility of estradiol as a therapeutic cognitive enhancer is hindered by its unwanted peripheral effects (carcinogenic). Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) avoid the unwanted effects of estradiol by acting as estrogen receptor antagonists in some tissues such as breast and uterus, but as agonists in others such as bone, and are currently used for the treatment of osteoporosis. However, understanding of their actions in the brain are limited. The third generation SERM bazedoxifene has recently been FDA approved for clinical use with an improved biosafety profile. However, whether bazedoxifene can enter the brain and enhance cognition is unknown. Using mice, the current study aimed to explore if bazedoxifene can 1) cross the blood-brain barrier, 2) rescue ovariectomy-induced hippocampal-dependent spatial memory deficit, and 3) activate neural estrogen response element (ERE)-dependent gene transcription. Using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), we firstly demonstrate that a peripheral injection of bazedoxifene can enter the brain. Secondly, we show that an acute intraperitoneal injection of bazedoxifene can rescue ovariectomy-induced spatial memory deficits. And finally, using the ERE-luciferase reporter mouse, we show in vivo that bazedoxifene can activate the ERE in the brain. The evidence shown here suggest bazedoxifene could be a viable cognitive enhancer with promising clinical applicability.
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- R A Hill
- Department of Psychiatry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia; Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
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- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, 20133, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Monash University, St Kilda, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia; Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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Lamoshi A, Gibbons A, Williams S, Ponsky T. Barriers to the implementation of new guidelines among pediatric surgeons: online survey. Pediatr Surg Int 2020; 36:1103-1109. [PMID: 32588118 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-020-04707-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To identify barriers that prevent pediatric surgeons from implementing updated practice guidelines. METHODS An online survey targeting pediatric surgeons was conducted on the StayCurrent MD Application (SCMA) and Pediatric Surgery Education Facebook page (PSE FBP). The survey results for pediatric surgeons of underdeveloped countries (PSUC) and pediatric surgeons of developed countries (PSDC) was compared and analyzed. RESULTS Based on the number of active members on PSE FBP and SCA, the response rate was 32.3% (174/539), 66.3% of responses were from PSUC. The majority of PSUC (73%) wanted to have convincing guidelines and the plurality of PSDC (46%) wanted to see approval by the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) for implementation of new guidelines. Lack of resources was the number one response (78%) for PSUC not implementing the most up to date guidelines and about 40% of the PSDC responded "concerned about malpractice liability." CONCLUSIONS PSUC and PSDC identified very different barriers to implementation of new guidelines. It is reassuring that accessibility to treatment is not the primary issue, though resistance to implementation is a resounding concern. Identifying the barriers will highlight areas that need to be addressed, and awareness may help resolve some of the barriers.
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- Abdulraouf Lamoshi
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kaleida Health Facility, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Conventus 5th Floor, 5324, 1001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, USA.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kaleida Health Facility, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Conventus 5th Floor, 5324, 1001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, USA
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Thorlacius L, Garg A, Ingram J, Villumsen B, Theut Rii P, Gottlieb A, Merola J, Dellavalle R, Ardon C, Baba R, Bechara F, Cohen A, Daham N, Davis M, Emtestam L, Fernández-Peñas P, Filippelli M, Gibbons A, Grant T, Guilbault S, Gulliver S, Harris C, Harvent C, Houston K, Kirby J, Matusiak L, Mehdizadeh A, Mojica T, Okun M, Orgill D, Pallack L, Parks-Miller A, Prens E, Randell S, Rogers C, Rosen C, Choon S, van der Zee H, Christensen R, Jemec G. 化脓性汗腺炎研究的核心结果的全球共识:历史性共识会议I和II的更新. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thorlacius L, Garg A, Ingram J, Villumsen B, Theut Rii P, Gottlieb A, Merola J, Dellavalle R, Ardon C, Baba R, Bechara F, Cohen A, Daham N, Davis M, Emtestam L, Fernández-Peñas P, Filippelli M, Gibbons A, Grant T, Guilbault S, Gulliver S, Harris C, Harvent C, Houston K, Kirby J, Matusiak L, Mehdizadeh A, Mojica T, Okun M, Orgill D, Pallack L, Parks-Miller A, Prens E, Randell S, Rogers C, Rosen C, Choon S, van der Zee H, Christensen R, Jemec G. Towards global consensus on core outcomes for hidradenitis suppurativa research: an update from the HISTORIC consensus meetings I and II. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thorlacius L, Garg A, Ingram JR, Villumsen B, Theut Riis P, Gottlieb AB, Merola JF, Dellavalle R, Ardon C, Baba R, Bechara FG, Cohen AD, Daham N, Davis M, Emtestam L, Fernández-Peñas P, Filippelli M, Gibbons A, Grant T, Guilbault S, Gulliver S, Harris C, Harvent C, Houston K, Kirby JS, Matusiak L, Mehdizadeh A, Mojica T, Okun M, Orgill D, Pallack L, Parks-Miller A, Prens EP, Randell S, Rogers C, Rosen CF, Choon SE, van der Zee HH, Christensen R, Jemec GBE. Towards global consensus on core outcomes for hidradenitis suppurativa research: an update from the HISTORIC consensus meetings I and II. Br J Dermatol 2018; 178:715-721. [PMID: 29080368 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND A core outcomes set (COS) is an agreed minimum set of outcomes that should be measured and reported in all clinical trials for a specific condition. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has no agreed-upon COS. A central aspect in the COS development process is to identify a set of candidate outcome domains from a long list of items. Our long list had been developed from patient interviews, a systematic review of the literature and a healthcare professional survey, and initial votes had been cast in two e-Delphi surveys. In this manuscript, we describe two in-person consensus meetings of Delphi participants designed to ensure an inclusive approach to generation of domains from related items. OBJECTIVES To consider which items from a long list of candidate items to exclude and which to cluster into outcome domains. METHODS The study used an international and multistakeholder approach, involving patients, dermatologists, surgeons, the pharmaceutical industry and medical regulators. The study format was a combination of formal presentations, small group work based on nominal group theory and a subsequent online confirmation survey. RESULTS Forty-one individuals from 13 countries and four continents participated. Nine items were excluded and there was consensus to propose seven domains: disease course, physical signs, HS-specific quality of life, satisfaction, symptoms, pain and global assessments. CONCLUSIONS The HISTORIC consensus meetings I and II will be followed by further e-Delphi rounds to finalize the core domain set, building on the work of the in-person consensus meetings.
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- L Thorlacius
- Department of Dermatology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Health Sciences Faculty, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.,Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, U.S.A
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- Institute of Infection and Immunity, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, U.K
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- Patient Representative, The Patients' Association HS Denmark, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Health Sciences Faculty, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, U.S.A
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, U.S.A.,Department of Dermatology and Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
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- Dermatology Service, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Centre, Denver, CO, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Former National Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Malaysia
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- Department of Dermatologic Surgery, St Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
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- Siaal Research Center for Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.,Chief Physician's Office, Department of Quality Measurements and Research, Clalit Health Services, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5590, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Patient Representatives, The Hidradenitis Suppurativa Trust, Rochester, U.K
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- Patient Representative, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A
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- Patient Representative, Hope for HS, Detroit, MI, U.S.A
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- Department of Research, Newlab Clinical Research, NL, Canada
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- Patient Representative, Cardiff, U.K
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- Patient Representative, Patients' Association: La Maladie de Verneuil en Belgique, Erbisoeul, Belgium
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- Patient Representatives, The Hidradenitis Suppurativa Trust, Rochester, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Patient Representative, Brick, NJ, U.S.A
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- Fort HealthCare, Fort Atkinson, WI, U.S.A
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, U.S.A
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- Patient Representative, Longmont, CO, U.S.A
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- Hope for HS, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.,Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation, Inc., Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.,Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, U.S.A
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- Dermatology Service, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Centre, Denver, CO, U.S.A
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- Patient Representative, Hope for HS, Detroit, MI, U.S.A
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- Patient Representative, HS Aware, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Dermatology Service, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Centre, Denver, CO, U.S.A.,Department of Dermatology, Havenziekenhuis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Health Sciences Faculty, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cueto MI, Fernandez J, Bruno-Galarraga MM, Pereyra-Bonnet F, Gibbons A. 196 Fertilization Rate in Superovulated Criolla Goats Following Artificial Insemination or Natural Mating. Reprod Fertil Dev 2018. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv30n1ab196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The Criolla breed is a local genetic resource, distributed in Patagonia, Argentina, whose primary production is meat. In the Criolla goat, efforts were made to locate productively superior males and to conserve their genetic material. Studies were carried on the feasibility of obtaining superior offspring through the implementation of embryo transfer programs. We assessed the fertilization rate and embryo production following AI with frozen semen or natural mating in Criolla goats subjected to a superovulation program. During the breeding season (May, 41° S), 26 Criolla goats were treated for oestrus with sponges (60 mg of medroxyprogesterone acetate, Progespon®, Syntex, Buenos Aires, Argentina) placed for 13 days. Goat donors were superovulated with a total of 80 mg of porcine (p)FSH (Folltropin V®, Bioniche, Ontario, Canada) every 12 h in 6 decreasing doses (18, 18, 14, 14, 8, and 8 mg) during the last 3 days of progestagen treatment. A dose of 125 μg of cloprostenol (Estrumate®, Schering-Plough, Quebec, Canada) was given in conjunction with the first dose of pFSH. Oestrus detection was performed every 12 h, starting at 24 h after sponge removal. Females were considered to be in oestrus if they passively accepted buck mounting. Goats were randomly assigned to the following treatments: (1) natural mating (NM, n = 12): donors detected in oestrus were individually mated with one proven fertile buck at oestrus and 12 h post-oestrus; does were remove from the male in between (Conventionally accepted treatment); (2) AI (n = 14): donors detected in oestrus were inseminated 12 ± 2 h after the onset of oestrus by laparoscopy with frozen-thawed semen (200 × 106 spermatozoa) from the same fertile buck. Embryo recovery was done by surgical prepubic laparotomy at Day 8 after sponge removal. Superovulation response was estimated by counting the number of corpora lutea (CL). Analysis of variance was used to compare fertilization rate (total number of embryos recovered for each animal, expressed as a proportion of the total number of embryos/oocytes recovered) and embryo production between treatments. Results were expressed as mean ± SEM. Statistical significance was accepted at P < 0.05. A total of 92.3% goats were recorded in oestrus (24/26) between 24 and 48 h after sponge removal (10 and 14 goats for NM and AI, respectively). An average of 16.6 ± 2.0 CL (range: 2–32) was observed in response to superovulation treatment. The recovery rate of embryos/oocytes was 60.0 ± 6.9%. No statistical difference was observed in the fertilization rate (52.1 ± 12.1 and 68.6 ± 12.1% for AI and NM, respectively) or the number of total (6.8 ± 2.0 and 4.8 ± 2.4 for AI and NM, respectively) and transferable embryos (5.6 ± 1.4 and 4.0 ± 1.7 for AI and NM, respectively) between treatments (P > 0.05). In conclusion, fertilization rates did not differ following laparoscopic insemination with frozen semen compared to natural mating in superovulated Criolla goats.
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Breeze J, Tong D, Gibbons A. Contemporary management of maxillofacial ballistic trauma. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017; 55:661-665. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gibbons A, Flatley C, Kumar S. Cerebroplacental ratio in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017; 50:200-206. [PMID: 27549587 DOI: 10.1002/uog.17242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) and intrapartum and perinatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of women with a non-anomalous singleton pregnancy diagnosed with GDM who delivered at Mater Mothers' Hospital between 2007 and 2015. CPR was measured in 1089 cases between 34 + 0 and 36 + 6 weeks' gestation. CPR values were compared between groups categorized according to GDM treatment (by diet, oral hypoglycemic agent (OHA) or insulin). The association between CPR and intrapartum and perinatal outcomes was evaluated. RESULTS No difference in CPR was observed between treatment groups. Fetuses with CPR < 10th centile were significantly more likely to have adverse composite perinatal outcome (odds ratio (OR) = 2.93 (95% CI, 1.95-4.40)), preterm delivery and low birth weight than fetuses with CPR ≥ 10th centile (all P < 0.001). These associations were present regardless of the type of GDM treatment. Fetuses of women with insulin-controlled GDM had poorer neonatal outcomes than did fetuses of women treated with OHA or dietary control alone. The risk of adverse outcome was significantly increased in the insulin-treated group (OR = 1.75 (95% CI, 1.34-2.28); P < 0.001), which also had higher rates of preterm delivery and higher birth weight. CONCLUSION Regardless of the type of treatment, a low CPR is associated with poorer neonatal outcome in women with GDM. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- A Gibbons
- Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Bevacqua RJ, Fernandez-Martin R, Canel NG, Gibbons A, Texeira D, Lange F, Vans Landschoot G, Savy V, Briski O, Hiriart MI, Grueso E, Ivics Z, Taboga O, Kues WA, Ferraris S, Salamone DF. Assessing Tn5 and Sleeping Beauty for transpositional transgenesis by cytoplasmic injection into bovine and ovine zygotes. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174025. [PMID: 28301581 PMCID: PMC5354444 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Transgenic domestic animals represent an alternative to bioreactors for large-scale production of biopharmaceuticals and could also provide more accurate biomedical models than rodents. However, their generation remains inefficient. Recently, DNA transposons allowed improved transgenesis efficiencies in mice and pigs. In this work, Tn5 and Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon systems were evaluated for transgenesis by simple cytoplasmic injection in livestock zygotes. In the case of Tn5, the transposome complex of transposon nucleic acid and Tn5 protein was injected. In the case of SB, the supercoiled plasmids encoding a transposon and the SB transposase were co-injected. In vitro produced bovine zygotes were used to establish the cytoplasmic injection conditions. The in vitro cultured blastocysts were evaluated for reporter gene expression and genotyped. Subsequently, both transposon systems were injected in seasonally available ovine zygotes, employing transposons carrying the recombinant human factor IX driven by the beta-lactoglobulin promoter. The Tn5 approach did not result in transgenic lambs. In contrast, the Sleeping Beauty injection resulted in 2 lambs (29%) carrying the transgene. Both animals exhibited cellular mosaicism of the transgene. The extraembryonic tissues (placenta or umbilical cord) of three additional animals were also transgenic. These results show that transpositional transgenesis by cytoplasmic injection of SB transposon components can be applied for the production of transgenic lambs of pharmaceutical interest.
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- R. J. Bevacqua
- Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Facultad de Agronomia. INPA-CONICET, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Facultad de Agronomia. INPA-CONICET, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Facultad de Agronomia. INPA-CONICET, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Experimental Station Bariloche, INTA, Bariloche, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Fisiologia e Controle da Reprodução, FAVET, UECE, Ceará State, Brasil
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- Cloning and Transgenesis Laboratory, Maimónides University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Facultad de Agronomia. INPA-CONICET, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cloning and Transgenesis Laboratory, Maimónides University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Facultad de Agronomia. INPA-CONICET, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Facultad de Agronomia. INPA-CONICET, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Facultad de Agronomia. INPA-CONICET, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, Langen, Germany
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- Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, Langen, Germany
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- CICVyA Biotechnology Institute, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Neustadt, Germany
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- Cloning and Transgenesis Laboratory, Maimónides University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Facultad de Agronomia. INPA-CONICET, Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Breeze J, Combes J, MacKenzie N, Gibbons A. Optimising the field surgical equipment used by maxillofacial surgeons deploying on future military operations. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.02.868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gibbons A, Lang O, Kojima Y, Ito M, Ono K, Tanaka K, Sivaniah E. Real-time visualization of cardiac cell beating behaviour on polymer diffraction gratings. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra06515a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cardiotoxicity is a major adverse effect to pharmaceuticals. A new method to prepare optically sensitive substrates for measuring the beating of cardiac cells and their response to pharmaceuticals is reported.
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- A. Gibbons
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
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- Chemotaxis Research Group
- Department of Genetics, Cell and Immunobiology
- Semmelweis University
- Budapest
- Hungary
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA)
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto
- Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
- Graduate School of Medicine
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto
- Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto
- Japan
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Bahadoor-Yetman A, Riley L, Gibbons A, Fields PJ, Mapp-Alexander V, Hage R, Baldwin A. Prevalence of cervical cancer and associated mortality in Grenada, 2000-2010. Rev Panam Salud Publica 2016; 39:194-199. [PMID: 27657184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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Objective To assess cervical cancer prevalence and associated mortality in Grenada, West Indies during 2000-2010. Methods Records of visits to hospital and clinical facilities were obtained from the histopathology laboratory of the Grenada General Hospital. Records were de-identified and electronically compiled. Cervical cancer prevalence was assessed via cross-sectional analysis of this secondary data. Of a total 12 012 records, 2 527 were selected for analysis using sampling without replacement. Cases were matched to corresponding patient data from death registries, where possible, and used to calculate associated mortality rates. Results The observed prevalence of cervical cancer was 52.4 per 100 000 women (ages 15 and above). The highest rates of cervical cancer occurred in the 35-44 age group, with the second highest among 45-64-year-olds. A total of 65 deaths were attributable to cervical cancer during 2000-2010, more than 50% of which were among women > 65 years old. The observed mortality rate was 16.7 per 100 000, almost twice the rate estimated by WHO for the region. Conclusions This study demonstrates the need for a comprehensive cervical cancer-screening program in Grenada. Results should contribute to informing future studies on how to appropriately generate and execute public health policy for education, screening, prevention, and control of cervical cancer in Grenada.
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Cessateur G, Keyser JD, Maggiolo R, Gibbons A, Gronoff G, Gunell H, Dhooghe F, Loreau J, Vaeck N, Altwegg K, Bieler A, Briois C, Calmonte U, Combi MR, Fiethe B, Fuselier SA, Gombosi TI, Hässig M, Le Roy L, Neefs E, Rubin M, Sémon T. Photochemistry of forbidden oxygen lines in the inner coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. J Geophys Res Space Phys 2016; 121:804-816. [PMID: 27134807 PMCID: PMC4845638 DOI: 10.1002/2015ja022013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Observations of the green and red-doublet emission lines have previously been realized for several comets. We present here a chemistry-emission coupled model to study the production and loss mechanisms of the O(1S) and O(1D) states, which are responsible for the emission lines of interest for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The recent discovery of O2 in significant abundance relative to water 3.80 ± 0.85% within the coma of 67P has been taken into consideration for the first time in such models. We evaluate the effect of the presence of O2 on the green to red-doublet emission intensity ratio, which is traditionally used to assess the CO2 abundance within cometary atmospheres. Model simulations, solving the continuity equation with transport, show that not taking O2 into account leads to an underestimation of the CO2 abundance within 67P, with a relative error of about 25%. This strongly suggests that the green to red-doublet emission intensity ratio alone is not a proper tool for determining the CO2 abundance, as previously suggested. Indeed, there is no compelling reason why O2 would not be a common cometary volatile, making revision of earlier assessments regarding the CO2 abundance in cometary atmospheres necessary. The large uncertainties of the CO2 photodissociation cross section imply that more studies are required in order to better constrain the O(1S) and O(1D) production through this mechanism. Space weather phenomena, such as powerful solar flares, could be used as tools for doing so, providing additional information on a good estimation of the O2 abundance within cometary atmospheres.
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- G. Cessateur
- Space Physics DivisionRoyal Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyBrusselsBelgium
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- Space Physics DivisionRoyal Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyBrusselsBelgium
- Center for Plasma AstrophysicsKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenHeverleeBelgium
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- Space Physics DivisionRoyal Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyBrusselsBelgium
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- Space Physics DivisionRoyal Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyBrusselsBelgium
- Service de Chimie Quantique et PhotophysiqueUniversité Libre de BruxellesBrusselsBelgium
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- Science Directorate, Chemistry and Dynamics BranchNASA Langley Research CenterHamptonVirginiaUSA
- SSAIHamptonVirginiaUSA
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- Space Physics DivisionRoyal Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyBrusselsBelgium
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- Space Physics DivisionRoyal Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyBrusselsBelgium
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- Service de Chimie Quantique et PhotophysiqueUniversité Libre de BruxellesBrusselsBelgium
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- Service de Chimie Quantique et PhotophysiqueUniversité Libre de BruxellesBrusselsBelgium
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- Physikalisches InstitutUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
- Center for Space and HabitabilityUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Physikalisches InstitutUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
- Department of Climate and Space Sciences and EngineeringUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'EspaceUMR 7328 CNRS, Université dOrléansOrléansFrance
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- Physikalisches InstitutUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Department of Climate and Space Sciences and EngineeringUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
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- Institute of Computer and Network Engineering (IDA)TU BraunschweigBraunschweigGermany
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- Space Science DivisionSouthwest Research InstituteSan AntonioTexasUSA
- Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioTexasUSA
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- Department of Climate and Space Sciences and EngineeringUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
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- Physikalisches InstitutUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
- Space Science DivisionSouthwest Research InstituteSan AntonioTexasUSA
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- Physikalisches InstitutUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Engineering DivisionRoyal Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyBrusselsBelgium
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- Physikalisches InstitutUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Physikalisches InstitutUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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Bruno-Galarraga M, Cueto M, Gibbons A, Pereyra-Bonnet F, Subiabre M, González-Bulnes A. Preselection of high and low ovulatory responders in sheep multiple ovulation and embryo transfer programs. Theriogenology 2015; 84:784-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Revised: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Merenlender-Wagner A, Malishkevich A, Shemer Z, Udawela M, Gibbons A, Scarr E, Dean B, Levine J, Agam G, Gozes I. Autophagy has a key role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Mol Psychiatry 2015; 20:126-32. [PMID: 24365867 PMCID: PMC4320293 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2013] [Revised: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Autophagy is a process preserving the balance between synthesis, degradation and recycling of cellular components and is therefore essential for neuronal survival and function. Several key proteins govern the autophagy pathway including beclin1 and microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3). Here, we show a brain-specific reduction in beclin1 expression in postmortem hippocampus of schizophrenia patients, not detected in peripheral lymphocytes. This is in contrast with activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) and ADNP2, which we have previously found to be deregulated in postmortem hippocampal samples from schizophrenia patients, but that now showed a significantly increased expression in lymphocytes from related patients, similar to increases in the anti-apoptotic, beclin1-interacting, Bcl2. The increase in ADNP was associated with the initial stages of the disease, possibly reflecting a compensatory effect. The increase in ADNP2 might be a consequence of neuroleptic treatment, as seen in rats subjected to clozapine treatment. ADNP haploinsufficiency in mice, which results in age-related neuronal death, cognitive and social dysfunction, exhibited reduced hippocampal beclin1 and increased Bcl2 expression (mimicking schizophrenia and normal human aging). At the protein level, ADNP co-immunoprecipitated with LC3B suggesting a direct association with the autophagy process and paving the path to novel targets for drug design.
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- A Merenlender-Wagner
- Adams Super Center for Brain Studies, and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Adams Super Center for Brain Studies, and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Adams Super Center for Brain Studies, and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Psychiatry Research Unit, Beer-Sheva, Israel,Mental Health Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Psychiatry Research Unit, Beer-Sheva, Israel,Mental Health Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel,Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel,Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology And Psychiatry Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Mental Health Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel E-mail:
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- Adams Super Center for Brain Studies, and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Department of Clinical Biochemistry, The Lily and Avraham Gildor Chair for the Investigation of Growth Factors, Director, The Adams Super Center for Brain Studies and The Edersheim Levie-Gitter fMRI Institute, Head, the Dr. Diana and Zelman Elton (Elbaum) Laboratory for Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel E-mail:
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Bevacqua RJ, Fernandéz Martín R, Gibbons A, Teixeira D, Canel NG, Lange F, Hiriart MI, Kues WA, Ferraris S, Salamone DF. 355 COMPARISON OF Tn5 AND SLEEPING BEAUTY SYSTEMS IN BOVINE EMBRYOS AND IN OVINE OFFSPRING. Reprod Fertil Dev 2015. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv27n1ab355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Current techniques for the production of transgenic domestic animals remain inefficient. Only recently, DNA transposons resulted in improved efficiencies for mouse and pig transgenesis. In this work, we evaluated Tn5 and Sleeping Beauty systems for transgenesis in bovine and ovine species. First, both transposon systems were assessed in vitro in bovine embryos employing transposons carrying fluorescent reporter genes. In vitro-produced bovine zygotes were microinjected with either 1) a complex of Tn5:egfp transposon (20 ng μL–1) (protein: transgene with mosaic ends recognised by Tn5, in Mg+2 free medium), or 2) two plasmids carrying Sleeping Beauty 100X (pSB100X, 5 ng μL–1) and pT2/Venus transposon (10 ng μL–1). In vitro results for Tn5 transgenesis in bovine showed that blastocysts, Day 4 egfp embryos and egfp blastocysts rates for the group injected with Tn5:egfp did not differ from the group injected with the egfp transposon alone (73/145, 50%; 86/145, 59%; and 65/145, 45% v. 65/129, 50%; 87/129, 67%; and 57/129, 44%, respectively). For SB transgenesis, blastocysts, D4 Venus embryos, and Venus blastocysts rates did not differ between co-injection of pSB100X and pT2/Venus or injection with pT2/Venus alone (46/99, 46.5%; 64/99, 64.6%; and 33/99, 33.3% v. 41/83, 49.4%; 52/83, 62.7%; and 26/83, 31.3%, respectively). However, Venus intensity in blastocysts was markedly higher for the group co-injected with pSB100X and pT2/Venus respective to pT2/Venus alone. Both systems were assessed in vivo for the production of transgenic lambs employing a functional transposon (hrFIX, recombinant human factor IX driven by a Beta-lactoglobulin promoter). Laparoscopic artificial insemination of donor sheep was performed, and presumptive zygotes were flushed from the oviducts. The microinjections were done identically as described for the bovine embryos. A total of 24 presumptive zygotes were recovered and injected with the Tn5:hrFIX complex. Then, 21 zygotes were transferred to 5 synchronized ewes; one pregnancy of siblings was obtained, and one animal was born. Genomic DNA from skin, placenta, and blood was genotyped by PCR, but the hrFIX gene could not be detected. For the SB approach, 64 presumptive zygotes were recovered from 4 superovulated ewes, microinjected with the SB plasmids, and 21 of them were transferred to 7 oestrous synchronized recipients. The remaining zygotes were cultured in vitro and blastocysts (n = 7) were vitrified. Currently, 3 donor ewes are pregnant, one with siblings (4 total fetuses). Deliveries are expected by the end of August of this year. Our results indicate that both Tn5 and SB systems are capable of resulting in the production of transgene expressing embryos, and the presence of the transposases does not affect embryo viability. However, phenotyping of blastocyst stages does not seem to be predictive for stable transgene integration. The in vivo results will help to better address the suitability of Tn5 and SB approaches for the production of transgenic sheep.
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Dennett R, Gibbons A, Pimpaneau V. Successful technology transfer for cell therapy products. Cytotherapy 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2014.01.396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fauth EB, Gibbons A. Which behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are the most problematic? Variability by prevalence, intensity, distress ratings, and associations with caregiver depressive symptoms. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2014; 29:263-71. [PMID: 23846797 DOI: 10.1002/gps.4002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) impact well-being for persons with dementia (PWD) and caregivers. Identifying the most problematic symptoms is vital in targeting interventions and allocating resources. The current study highlights inconsistencies in the "most problematic" symptoms when identified via prevalence, intensity, caregiver distress, or associations with caregiver depressive symptoms. METHODS Caregivers (N = 177) were mostly female (77%) and spouses of PWD (73%), with average age of 66.7 years (SD = 16.1). They reported BPSD frequency and distress via the Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPC) and Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), and their own depressive symptoms via the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). BPSD were ranked by prevalence, average frequency, and average distress ratings. RMBPC subscales were correlated with GDS, and discriminant function analyses used NPI symptoms to discriminate between caregivers' normal (range 0-9) or elevated (10+) GDS. RESULTS Most prevalent NPI symptoms were Apathy, Depression, and Agitation. Most intense (frequency × severity) were Appetite, Motor behaviors, and Apathy, and most distressing were Delusions, Agitation, and Irritability. For RMBPC, Memory was most frequent but least distressing, whereas Disruptive was least frequent but most distressing. RMBPC frequency and distress subscales were significantly associated with caregiver GDS. Discriminant function analyses were statistically significant (Lambda = 0.822; χ(2) (12) = 30.62; p = 0.002. Canonical correlation = 0.442); NPI symptoms correctly classified caregivers GDS status 72% of the time. CONCLUSIONS Symptoms revealed as "most problematic" varied by measurement criterion. Common or frequent symptoms are not necessarily the most distressing or most predictive of caregiver depression.
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- Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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Albariño CG, Shoemaker T, Khristova ML, Wamala JF, Muyembe JJ, Balinandi S, Tumusiime A, Campbell S, Cannon D, Gibbons A, Bergeron E, Bird B, Dodd K, Spiropoulou C, Erickson BR, Guerrero L, Knust B, Nichol ST, Rollin PE, Ströher U. Genomic analysis of filoviruses associated with four viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2012. Virology 2013; 442:97-100. [PMID: 23711383 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Revised: 04/07/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In 2012, an unprecedented number of four distinct, partially overlapping filovirus-associated viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks were detected in equatorial Africa. Analysis of complete virus genome sequences confirmed the reemergence of Sudan virus and Marburg virus in Uganda, and the first emergence of Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
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Scarr E, Craig JM, Cairns MJ, Seo MS, Galati JC, Beveridge NJ, Gibbons A, Juzva S, Weinrich B, Parkinson-Bates M, Carroll AP, Saffery R, Dean B. Decreased cortical muscarinic M1 receptors in schizophrenia are associated with changes in gene promoter methylation, mRNA and gene targeting microRNA. Transl Psychiatry 2013; 3:e230. [PMID: 23423139 PMCID: PMC3594731 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2013.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Many studies have shown decreased cortical muscarinic M1 receptors (CHRM1) in schizophrenia (Sz), with one study showing Sz can be separated into two populations based on a marked loss of CHRM1 (-75%) in -25% of people (Def-Sz) with the disorder. To better understand the mechanism contributing to the loss of CHRM1 in Def-Sz, we measured specific markers of gene expression in the cortex of people with Sz as a whole, people differentiated into Def-Sz and people with Sz that do not have a deficit in cortical CHRM1 (Non-Def-Sz) and health controls. We now report that cortical CHRM1 gene promoter methylation and CHRM1 mRNA are decrease in Sz, Def-Sz and Non-Def-Sz but levels of the micro RNA (miR)-107, a CHRM1 targeting miR, are increased only in Def-Sz. We also report in vitro data strongly supporting the notion that miR-107 levels regulate CHRM1 expression. These data suggest there is a reversal of the expected inverse relationship between gene promoter methylation and CHRM1 mRNA in people with Sz and that a breakdown in gene promoter methylation control of CHRM1 expression is contributing to the global pathophysiology of the syndrome. In addition, our data argues that increased levels of at least one miR, miR-107, is contributing to the marked loss of cortical CHRM1 in Def-Sz and this may be a differentiating pathophysiology. These latter data continue to support the hypothesis that microRNAs (miRNA) have a role in the underlying neurobiology of Sz but argue they are differentially affected in subsets of people within that syndrome.
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- The Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Early Life Epigenetic Group, The Murdoch's Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia,The Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia,The Schizophrenia Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia,The Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia,Department of Mathematics and Statistics, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- The School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia,The Schizophrenia Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia,The Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Early Life Epigenetic Group, The Murdoch's Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Cancer and the Developmental Epigenetics Group, The Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, and Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia,The Schizophrenia Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia,The Cancer and the Developmental Epigenetics Group, The Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia,The Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia,Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, The Mental Health Research Institute, The Kenneth Myer Building, The University of Melbourne, Genetics Lane, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. E-mail:
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Pereyra-Bonnet F, Gibbons A, Cueto M, Bevacqua R, Escobar L, Salamone D. 335 CYTOPLASMIC MICROINJECTION OF EXOGENOUS DNA IN IN VITRO AND IN VIVO DERIVED SHEEP EMBRYOS. Reprod Fertil Dev 2011. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv23n1ab335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Microinjection of DNA into the male pronucleus is a commonly used method to generate transgenic animals. However, it is only moderately efficient in several species because it requires proper male pronuclear visualisation, which occurs only in a narrow window of time in mice. The cytoplasmic microinjection of exogenous DNA (eDNA) is an alternative method that has not been fully investigated. Our objective was to evaluate if cytoplasmic microinjection of eDNA is capable of producing genetically modified embryos. In vitro and in vivo derived sheep embryos were cytoplasmically microinjected with pCX-EGFP previously incubated (5 min in a PVP droplet) with oolemma-cytoplasm fragments obtained from donor oocytes by microsurgery. A control group using microinjected plasmid alone was included in the in vivo procedure. For in vitro microinjection, IVF embryos were microinjected with circular plasmid with promoter (50 or 500 ng μL–1) or without promoter (50 ng μL–1) at 6 h after fertilization. The IVF was performed following (Brackett and Olliphant 1975 Biol. Reprod. 12, 260–274) with 15 × 106 spermatozoa mL–1, and presumptive zygotes were cultured in SOF. The expression of enhance green fluorescent protein (EGFP) was determined under blue light. For in vivo microinjection, embryos from superovulated sheep (by standard procedures) were recovered and microinjected with 50 ng μL–1 of linearized plasmid without promoter at 12 h after laparoscopic insemination with frozen semen (100 × 106 spermatozoa per sheep). Plasmid without promoter was used to avoid any possible cytotoxic effect produced by EGFP expression. The microinjection of IVF embryos with 50 ng μL–1 of plasmid was the best condition to produce embryos expressing eDNA (n = 96; 46.9% cleaved; 12.2% blastocysts; 53.0 and 4.1% of green embryos and blastocysts, respectively). Variables between the groups with or without promoter IVF were not statistically different (Fisher test: P < 0.05); however, when 500 ng μL–1 was microinjected, no blastocysts were obtained. In the in vivo embryo production group, 111 presumptive zygotes were microinjected (n = 37; with plasmid alone) from 16 donor sheep (11.5 ± 4.0 corpora lutea; 8.4 ± 4.8 presumptive zygotes recovered; 74.3% recovery rate). The mean time from injection to cleavage was 18.0 ± 4.5 h, and the percentage of cleavage and damage (due to the embryo injection) were >70% and <10%, respectively. Fifty-eight good quality embryos were transferred into the oviducts of 19 surrogate ewes; 12 of them are pregnant (63.1%). The presence of green IVF embryos demonstrates that eDNA was transported to the nucleus after cytoplasmic injection. We believe that the multi-fold increase (50- to 100-fold) in plasmid concentration compared with that used by others was the key step to our successful cytoplasmic microinjection. Accordingly, the new/old methodology described in this study provides an easy DNA construct delivery system of interest for the implementation of early reprogramming events. In addition, results obtained in the near future using in vivo cytoplasmic microinjection with high concentrations of eDNA could revalidate this technique for producing genetically modified large animals.
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Silvestre P, Naim P, Cueto M, Gibbons A. Estacionalidad reproductiva en machos caprinos criollo-neuquinos de la patagonia argentina. ARCH ZOOTEC 2010. [DOI: 10.21071/az.v61i233.2948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Debido a la gran población caprina y a la identidad genética del caprino Criollo de la provincia de Neuquén, en la Patagonia Argentina, se consideró la necesidad de profundizar el conocimiento sobre los aspectos reproductivos del macho. Durante un año, diez machos adultos mantenidos bajo condiciones extensivas de manejo y fotoperíodo natural (41º S) fueron evaluados en sus parámetros reproductivos. Se determinaron mensualmente las siguientes variables: peso vivo (PV), circunferencia testicular (CT), total de espermatozoides en el eyaculado (TEE), porcentaje de machos con capacidad de servicio (PMCS) y media de montas efectivas (MME). El PV y la CT presentaron un marcado incremento durante el período primavero-estival, alcanzando sus valores máximos en febrero, a los dos meses después del solsticio de verano (68,1 kg y 34 cm, respectivamente). En el período otoño-invernal, dos meses después que la circunferencia testicular alcanzara su máximo desarrollo, se evidenció el máximo valor del TEE en abril (5213 millones). El PMCS y la MME variaron a lo largo del año, alcanzando los valores medios más altos en el trimestre abril-junio (100% y 3 montas efectivas, respectivamente). Los valores medios más bajos para estas variables se presentaron en el trimestre septiembre-noviembre (53% y 1,7 montas, respectivamente). Las variables PV, CT, TEE, PMCS y MME se correlacionaron en forma positiva entre sí. La actividad reproductiva del caprino Criollo-Neuquino presentó una variación estacional, evidenciando su máxima expresión en el trimestre abril-junio (otoño) y manifestando un período de baja actividad reproductiva en el trimestre septiembre-noviembre (primavera).
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Gibbons A. New View of Early Amazonia: Recent findings suggest complex culture was indigenous to the Amazon basin--upsetting some received opinions about environment and culture. Science 2010; 248:1488-90. [PMID: 17818306 DOI: 10.1126/science.248.4962.1488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Gibbons A, N M. Lessons Learned in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from British Military Deployments in Afghanistan. J ROY ARMY MED CORPS 2010; 156:113-6. [DOI: 10.1136/jramc-156-02-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Pereyra-Bonnet F, Bevacqua R, Gibbons A, Cueto M, Fernandez-Martin R, Sipowicz P, Radrizzani M, Salamone D. 430 INJECTION OF CELLS OR THEIR PARTS AFTER A SHORT EXPOSURE TO PLASMID CONSTRUCTS INDUCES TRANSGENESIS IN OVINE AND BOVINE EMBRYOS. Reprod Fertil Dev 2010. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv22n1ab430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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As animal transgenesis is an essential tool in medicine and agriculture, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms in order to develop novel methods of transgenesis. We intended to determine if the injection of cells or their parts into metaphase II (MII) oocytes after incubating with exogenous DNA can induce transgenesis in embryos. Sperm cells for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in ovine and cumulus cells for NT in bovine were incubated with pCX-EGFP plasmid (5 to 50 ng μL-1) for 5 min in 2.8% Na citrate at 0°C before transfer into a 10% polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) droplet and injection into MII oocytes (previously enucleated in NT). In both species, oolemma-ooplasmic vesicles (OOV) of 9 μm diameter obtained from MII oocytes by microsurgery were directly incubated in PVP droplet with same pCX-EGFP concentration. As a control group, pCX-EGFP suspension from PVP droplet was injected into MII oocytes. The NT bovine zygotes were activated in 5 μM ionomycin (Io) for 4 min followed by 1.9 mM DMAP immediately for 3 h. In ICSI ovine, the treatment with DMAP was applied 3 h later. Injected oocytes of OOV and controls were activated as NT in bovine and as ICSI in ovine. Expression of EGFP was determined with fluorescence microscopy under blue light (488 nm) at Days 4 to 7, and data were analyzed by Fisher test (P = 0.05). A group of NT, ICSI, OOV, and control presumptive zygotes were treated with FITC-labeled bovine fragments (100-300 bb) DNA in order to determine the binding sites with exogenous DNA by laser confocal microscope analysis. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was performed to determine pCX-EGFP copy number at 0, 8, 16, and 24 h after Io in all ovine treatments. Embryos expressing EGDP from all techniques were subjected to FISH with rhodamine-labeled pCX-EGFP plasmid as a probe. In ovine, ICSI and OOV injection green embryos at Day 4 [58% (61/105) v. 21.5% (8/38); P < 0.05] and green blastocysts at Day 7 [71.8% (23/32) v. 66.6% (2/3)] were obtained, respectively. In bovine, green embryos [49.2% (34/69) v. 29.7% (14/47); P < 0.05] and green blastocysts [95.8% (23/24) v. 25.0% (2/8); P < 0.05] were produced by NT and OOV injection, respectively. In controls, no green embryos were obtained in ovine (0/47) and only low rates were observed in bovine [3.0% (2/65)]. Confocal images of zygotes showed specific signal only in cumulus cells, spermatozoa, and OOV The qPCR analysis showed similar plasmid copy number/zygote between treatment and times in ovine (range 30 000-300,000). Embryo FISH images showed 1 to 2 specific signals in ICSI and NT interphases of both species and in OOV ovine metaphases, the latter being direct evidence of transgene integration. These results suggest that the injected cells or cellular parts (OOV) dramatically increase transgenesis in ovine and bovine embryos. Until now, the generation of NT and OOV embryos after short exposure to the DNA construction has not been reported. We are performing embryo transfer and at the moment we have a pregnancy derived from ICSI in ewes. In conclusion, the cellular parts/transgene complex may affect exogenous DNA delivery or its interaction with embryo DNA, facilitating the mechanism of transgenesis in mammals.
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Gibbons A, Cueto M, Lanari M, Domingo E. Actividad sexual en cabritos criollos neuquinos de la Patagonia Argentina. Arch zootec 2009. [DOI: 10.4321/s0004-05922009000100016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Pereyra-Bonnet F, Gibbons A, Cueto M, Fernández-Martín R, Salamone D. 307 TRANSGENIC OVINE EMBRYOS BY ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION, IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AND INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION. Reprod Fertil Dev 2009. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv21n1ab307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Nowadays, transgenesis in animals constitutes an important tool for pharmacological protein production and livestock improvement. In 1971 Brackett first described that heterologous DNA can be introduced into a mammalian oocyte using sperm cells as vectors. We evaluated the capacity of AI, IVF and ICSI to produce transgenic embryos, in ovine, using sperm that had been exposed to a pCX-EGFP plasmid in Long and Short incubation protocols. The pCX-EGFP plasmid contains an enhanced green fluorescent protein gene (egfp) under the chimeric cytomegalovirus-IE-chicken β-actin enhancer-promoter control. Sperm/pCX-EGFP incubation was carried out by Long Incubation (2 h at 17°C in 200 μL of SFM medium: 100 mL contains glucose 1.2 g, Na citrate 1.0 g, EDTA 0.4 g, Citric acid 0.3 g, Trizma 0.6 g) and Short Incubation (5 min at 0–5°C in 10–100 μL of extender medium: 100 mL contains Na Citrate 2.8 g and EDTA 4 mg). For AI, Merino sheep (n = 17) were superovulated and inseminated with fresh semen (200 millions sperm/sheep) from eight Merino rams. The embryos were recovered by flushing the uterine horns by standard procedures. In IVF and ICSI, slaughterhouse oocytes were fertilized with frozen/thawed sperm. IVF was carried out in Brackett-Oliphant medium with 5 mm of caffeine, 20 IU mL–1 of heparin with 20 million sperm mL–1 during 5 h in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air. In ICSI, the spermatozoon was immobilized by breaking its tail and injected into MII oocytes. Immediately the oocytes were activated by incubation in TALP-HEPES with 5 μm ionomycin for 4 min, cultured in TCM199 for 3 h and transferred to a droplet of 1.9 mm DMAP for 3 h. Maturation and cultivation conditions were determined by standard operating procedures. All embryos were exposed to blue light (488 nm) to determine the percentage of morulae/blastocysts showing green fluorescence. Results are shown in Table 1. Statistical analysis was done by Fisher test. AI and IVF were able to produce a high percentage of morula and blastocyst stage, but were unable to produce transgenic embryos. In contrast, regardless of the sperm/plasmid incubation protocol, high percentages of transgenic morulae and blastocysts were always obtained by ICSI and the highest rate was achieved with Short Incubation (P < 0.05). In order to demonstrate ICSI-Short incubation embryo viability, two-day-old non-selected fluorescence embryos (n = 45), were transferred into the oviducts of five surrogate mothers. Pregnancy was diagnosed at day 25 (2/5; 40%), and one normal female lamb was recently born (1/5; 20%). In conclusion, our results show that in ovine, ICSI seems to be the only method for producing transgenic embryos using sperm cells as vectors. In addition the offspring born confirm the viability of these embryos.
Table 1.Development and fluorescence expression of ovine embryos
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Pereyra-Bonnet F, Fernández-Martín R, Olivera R, Jarazo J, Vichera G, Gibbons A, Salamone D. 307 TRANSGENESIS MEDIATED BY INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION (ICSI) ASSISTED BY CHEMICAL ACTIVATION IN DIFFERENT DOMESTIC SPECIES. Reprod Fertil Dev 2008. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv20n1ab307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)-mediated gene transfer has been described as a technique to obtain transgenic offspring in mice. However, this approach has had limited success in domestic animals due to poor embryo development after ICSI. A first experiment was designed to improve embryo development comparing ICSI-mediated gene transfer with or without chemical activation (CA) in the ovine species. In the second experiment, ICSI-mediated gene transfer assisted by CA was used in porcine, feline, equine, and bovine species. Maturation and culture were done by standard procedures. Semen was collected by artificial vagina in ovine and bovine species. In pigs, ejaculates were obtained using the gloved-hand method, and in feline and equine species, sperm were obtained from epididymides. Samples were frozen by standard means. Thawed spermatozoa were washed twice in Na citrate at 2.8% with 100 µm EDTA at 495g for 5 min and resuspended in Na citrate with 0.5 µg of pCX-EGFP/million spermatozoa for 5 min at 0�C. The pCX-EGFP plasmid contained the egfp gene expressed under chimerical CMV-IE-chicken β-actin promoter control. Sperm cells were immediately injected into the metaphase II oocyte and CA was induced by incubation in TALP-HEPES with 5 µm ionomycin for 4 min, cultured in TCM199 for 3 h, and transferred to a droplet of 1.9 mm 6-dimethylaminopurine (DMAP) for 3 h. During the in vitro culture, exposure to blue light (488 nm) was performed to determine the percentage of green embryos, mosaic expression, and earliest stage of egfp expression. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis was performed labeling pCX-EGFP plasmid by nick translation for use as a probe. Statistical analysis was done by chi square. In ovine species, development to blastocyst stage (0/88 v. 3/86; P > 0.05) and number of green embryos (24/88 v. 39/86; P < 0.05) were greater with CA. The egfp expression in ovine embryos assisted by CA began at the 2- (7/39), 4- (9/39), or 8-cell (23/39). However, the expression in ovine embryos without CA occurred only at the 8-cell stage (24/24) stage. In porcine, bovine, feline, and equine species, green embryos were detected at a high proportion (33/55, 10/44, 9/35, and 5/17, respectively), and the percentage of fluorescent blastocysts was 2.3, 2.9, and 9.1% for ovine, feline, and bovine species, respectively. The egfp expression in porcine and feline embryos started at the 2-cell stage (36 and 22%, respectively), whereas it began in bovine and equine embryos at the 4-cell stage (9 and 40% respectively). All species showed a high frequency of mosaic expression (range 60-85%), and the preliminary FISH analysis demonstrated a variable number of integration events in porcine embryos. To our knowledge, this is the first report of exogenous DNA expression in feline and equine embryos. These results suggest that the CA accelerates and increases the pCX-EGFP expression in ovine embryos in agreement with previous studies that have shown earlier expression of genes for parthenogenetic and cloning embryos, both assisted by CA. In conclusion, ICSI-mediated gene transfer assisted by CA can be used to obtain exogenous gene-expressing embryos in domestic species with potential scientific and commercial interests.
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Pereyra-Bonnet F, Fernández-Martín R, Olivera R, Jarazo J, Vichera G, Gibbons A, Salamone D. A unique method to produce transgenic embryos in ovine, porcine, feline, bovine and equine species. Reprod Fertil Dev 2008; 20:741-9. [DOI: 10.1071/rd07172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2007] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Transgenesis is an essential tool in many biotechnological applications. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)-mediated gene transfer is a powerful technique to obtain transgenic pups; however, most domestic animal embryos do not develop properly after ICSI. An additional step in the protocol, namely assistance by haploid chemical activation, permits the use of ICSI-mediated gene transfer to generate transgenic preimplantation embryos in a wide range of domestic species, including ovine, porcine, feline, equine and bovine. In the present study, spermatozoa from five species were coincubated with pCX-EGFP plasmid and injected into metaphase II oocytes. The chemical activation protocol consisted of ionomycin plus 6-dimethylaminopurine. We detected high proportions of fluorescent EGFP embryos for all five species (23–60%), but with a high frequency of mosaic expression (range 60–85%). To our knowledge, this is the first study to produce exogenous DNA expression in feline and equine embryos. Chemical activation reduces the lag phase of egfp expression in ovine embryos. Our results show that this unique method could be used to obtain ovine, porcine, feline, bovine and equine transgenic preimplantation embryos.
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Se evaluó la preñez resultante de la inseminación artificial sistemática cervical (IASC) con semen ovino refrigerado a 5°C durante 12 o 24 h y dosis de 150 o 300 millones de espermatozoides. Doscientas ovejas adultas Merino se dividieron al azar en grupos de 40 animales, según arreglo factorial de los tratamientos (2x2) más un grupo control. En la estación reproductiva, los estros fueron sincronizados mediante 14 días con esponjas intravaginales con 60 mg acetato de medroxiprogesterona y 200 UI de eCG al retirar las esponjas. A las 12 y 24 h previas a la IASC se colectaron, diluyeron y refrigeraron los eyacu-lados. La dilución del semen se realizó con OviPro (Minitüb®, Alemania) en una relación 1:2 (semen/diluyente). El grupo control fue inseminado con semen fresco sin diluir y dosis de 100 millones de espermatozoides. La IASC se realizó en el orificio uterino externo a las 54-56 h después del tratamiento progestacional. La preservación seminal durante 12 h alcanzó el 25% (10/40) y 38% (15/39) de preñez con dosis de 150 y 300 millones de espermatozoides. El semen preservado durante 24 h determinó el 3% (1/37) y 19% (7/37) de preñez con dosis inseminantes de 150 y 300 millones de espermatozoides, respectivamente. El porcentaje de preñez del grupo control (59%) evidenció que las condiciones de la majada no estuvieron afectadas por el estado nutricional o de manejo. La IASC con semen refrigerado ovino durante 12 h y una dosis de inseminación de 300 millones de espermatozoides, permitió obtener una preñez aceptable (38%) considerando el beneficio de poder transportar semen a largas distancias y su bajo costo operativo.
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Gibbons A, Pereyra Bonnet F, Cueto MI, Catala M, Salamone DF, Gonzalez-Bulnes A. Procedure for Maximizing Oocyte Harvest for In Vitro Embryo Production in Small Ruminants. Reprod Domest Anim 2007; 42:423-6. [PMID: 17635781 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00802.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Possible effects of repeated hormonal treatments and laparoscopic ovum pick-up (LOPU) on the efficiency of oocyte recovery rate and quality were determined in sheep and goats. In six adult Merino sheep and five Criolla goats, ovarian status was synchronized by a prostaglandin F(2 alpha) analogue and the insertion of an intravaginal sponge 48 h later. Follicle development was stimulated by a single dose of FSH (60 mg NIH-FSH-P1) plus a single dose of equine chorionic gonadotrophin (eCG; 300 UI). The first FSH/eCG doses were administered 48 h after the sponge insertion, being repeated every 4 days to complete a total of four treatments in sheep and three in goats. Follicles in both ovaries were categorized according to their diameter and follicular fluid was aspirated under laparoscopic observation without a vacuum pump. In sheep, during a 12-day-period, a total of 347 follicles were aspirated with a recovery rate of 46.9%. In goats, during an 8-day-period, 219 follicles were aspirated with a recovery rate of 45.6%. In both species, there were no significant differences in the number of aspirated follicles, oocyte recovery rate and good quality oocyte recovery rate. However, in sheep the oocyte recovery rate was higher for large follicles, whereas in goats no such effect was detected. In summary, current results indicate that retrieval of oocytes can be maximized, without affecting oocyte quality, by repeating 'oneshot' FSH/eCG regimes and LOPUs at intervals as short as 4 days.
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- A Gibbons
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Bariloche, Bariloche, Argentina
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El conocimiento sobre el inicio de la pubertad y la maduración sexual en una raza o biotipo de animal doméstico constituye una herramienta necesaria para realizar un correcto manejo reproductivo. Los machos caprinos de diferentes razas presentan variación en el inicio de su actividad reproductiva. En 33 cabritos Criollos de la provincia del Neuquén, manejados en condiciones extensivas de producción (Lat. 41o 02' S Long. 70o 34' O), durante los meses de abril a julio (180-270 días de edad) se determinó la ruptura de la membrana prepucial y la capacidad de copulación, mediante su permanencia durante 10 minutos con cuatro hembras caprinas inducidas en estro mediante tratamiento hormonal. Durante los meses de abril a julio las tasas mensuales de cabritos que presentaron ruptura de su membrana prepucial y capacidad de copulación fueron 69,6; 78,3; 78,3; 82,6% y 18,7; 50; 61,1; 63,1% respectivamente. Para este período, los pesos vivos y circunferencias testiculares medias mensuales fueron 17,3 ± 0,07; 19,7 ± 0,07; 19,2 ± 0,06; 17,8 ± 0,06 kg y 16,5 ± 0,08; 16,7 ± 0,08; 17,6 ± 0,08; 17,2 ± 0,07 cm, respectivamente. Se determinó mensualmente que los cabritos sin membrana prepucial presentaron valores medios significativamente mayores en su peso vivo y circunferencia testicular con respecto a los cabritos con membrana prepucial. Asimismo, los cabritos con capacidad copulatoria tuvieron valores medios significativamente mayores en peso vivo y circunferencia testicular con respecto a los cabritos sin capacidad copulatoria. Se concluye que los cabritos Criollos Neuquinos presentan una ruptura progresiva de su membrana prepucial y un incremento en su capacidad copulatoria durante su primera estación reproductiva. El desarrollo sexual se presenta como un proceso gradual y estaría considerablemente asociado al peso vivo y a la circunferencia testicular.
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